Comb.



No. 844,007. PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907. A. EHRLICH.

APPLICATION FILED DB0. 11. 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFIQE.,

ABRAHAM EHRLICH, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

COMB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed Becemberll, 1906. Serial No. 347.378.

To all zul/1,0m, t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM EHRLICH, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Springfield, inthe county of Hampden and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in a comb of a kind constitutedby a plurality of comb-back sections having the teeth thereof vspacedwider than the normal spacing of a The object of the present inventionis toproduce a comb made of se arable sections in such a way that amaterial y greater distance between the spaces of the individualcombteeth of a given section than heretofore now becomes'possible. Y

In accordance with the present invention the comb is composed of threeseparatelyformed sections each having teeth which at their junction withthe respective back-section are considerably wider than such section,the teeth of each section being separated by spaces substantially widerthan the thicknesses of two of the teeth and relatively located andarranged to constitute a comb having regularly-spaced and suitably closeteeth and means for detachably uniting the three comb-back sections.

The improved comb is clearly described in conjunction with .theaccompanying drawings and defined in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a face View of the comb with sectionalportions thereof broken away for clearer illustration. Figs. 2, 3, and 4are cross-sectional views, respectively, on the lines 2 2, 3 3, and 4 4,Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing portions of the three comb-sections in separated relations. .F 6 a cross-sectional andperspective View of a portion of the clip for uniting the sectionally- 3formed back of the comb.

In the drawings, A represents an intermediate comb-back section, and B Btwo opposite 'side comb-back sections, all having teeth a and b b, whichat their portions at their junctions with the respective back-sectionswith which they are integrally made have widths equal to the combinedthicknesses of the three back-sections, and the teeth made wider thanthe back-sections, as aforesaid, have shoulder portions 10, the endwalls of which project at right angles to the faces of the back-sectionsand so that when the parts are assembled they will lie .closely againstvthe inner edges of the relatively adjacent back-sections.

Each back-section A and B B. have regularly-spaced teeth, the teeth ofeach Section being separated by spacesconsiderably wider than thethicknesses of two of the teeth, and they are relatively located andarranged in the assemblage of the parts to constitute a comb havingsuitably close regularly-spaced teeth, as shown at the left-hand portionof Fig. 1.

As represented at the right-hand portion of Fig. 1, the spacing for theteeth of a'given comb-back section is of a width about five times asgreat as the thickness of an individual tooth, thereby leaving room foroccupancy of one tooth of both of the other backsections with a spacebetween each of the intermediately-disposed teeth and-with spacesbetween both of these intermediately-located teeth and the teeth ofthegiven back-section.

As perceived in the drawings, particularly Figs. 3 and 5, the regularlyand widely spaced teeth of the intermediate section are widenedoppositely from the faces of the intermediate section A, so as tooverlap the inner edges of both the opposite outer/back-sections B B,while the teeth of each outer back-section B are edgewiseflush with theouter sides of theciently far to overlap the inner edges of both theintermediate and the relatively opposite side sections and to beflushwith the outer fa'ce of the latter.

In practice when the comb parts are assembled tlie shoulders 1() are' atthe plane of the inner edges of thef back-sections to make IOO closejoints; but in the .illustrations here given in order to distinguish therespective teeth of the 'several back-sections the lines indicating theshoulders 10 are slightly dis- 11o posite ends of the outerback-sections B B, each end stop being represented as a thicker and morebulky end tooth having an inner face at right angles to the length ofthe back- -section, and with an end stop of each backsection engages thecorresponding end of the intermediate section and the oppositebacksection.

The outer comb-back sections B B have longitudinal grooves inltheirupper and outer sides, as indicated at in which the inturned- 1. In alcomb, a back composed of an intermediate section, and two opposite sidesections, the intermediate section having regu- .larly-spaced teethprojecting oppositely from its inner edge and each side section havingregularly-spaced teeth Wider than the side -opposite side section, theteeth of each section being separated by spaces considerably iWider thanthe-thickness of two teeth. and

relatively'located and arranged in the assemblage ofthe parts toconstitute a comb having suitably close7 regularly-spaced, teeth, andmeans for detachably uniting the three comb-back sections.

2. A comb consisting ofa back composed of three separately-formedsections each having teeth which at their junction with their respectivesection are Wider than such section, the teeth of each section beinrated,l by spaces considerably wider t an the thicknesses of two teeth,and relatively located andlarr'anged to constitute a comb havingregularly and suitably spaced teeth, and means for detachably unitingthe three combback sections.

Signed by me at Springfield, Massachusetts, in presence of tWosubscribing Witnesses.

ABRAHAM EHRLICH.

Witnesses:

WM. S. BELLoWs, G. R. DRIscoLL.

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